Chicken salad with apples and peanut butter

  • Portion size: Serves 4
  • Hands-on time 20 min
  • Difficulty: easy
Recipe by: Esther Clark

Combine juicy chicken thighs, peanut butter, grains, red cabbage and sesame for a colourful and filling chicken salad with plenty of texture and crunch.

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Ingredients

  • Juice 2 limes
  • 60g crunchy peanut butter – we used Whole Earth
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1/2 small red cabbage, thinly shredded
  • 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 small apples, cored and thinly sliced
  • 250g pouch ready-to-eat mixed grains
  • 4 cooked chicken thighs, meat removed, skin and bones discarded (or 250 300g roast chicken, shredded)
  • 3 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1/2 bunch coriander, roughly chopped
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Method

  1. Make the dressing by putting the lime juice, peanut butter, soy sauce, sesame oil and 50ml boiling water in a jug. Mix well to combine.
  2. Toss together the cabbage, onion, apples, grains and chicken, then season to taste with salt and black pepper. Divide among 4 bowls, then sprinkle with the sesame seeds and chopped coriander. Drizzle over the dressing to serve.
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  • Nutrition

    • 554kcals Calories
    • 33.4g (6.4g saturated) Fat
    • 31.4g Protein
    • 27.4g (11.9g sugars) Carbs
    • 8.9g Fibre
    • 1.4g Salt

    Quick wins & tips

    This recipe is easily halved to serve 2.

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